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A special board meeting was held at 5:00 p.m. at the Harlem Senior Center! A discussion was held on the closure of the Little Rockies Retirement Center and the Harlem Senior Center, and Congregate and Home Delivered Meals. It was unanimously voted that the doors will be locked until further notice. This does NOT mean residents are quarantined! They are free to come and go as they please. Family members are welcome to visit but need to arrange entrance with their resident. Meals will be prepared as usual but will be on a pickup only basis. If...
Another week has come and gone so quickly. Here we are already in February of 2020. The warmer weather has been a great treat. A lot of the ice and snow disappeared. Very thankful all the volunteers who have cooked on Saturday and Sunday. It’s been a great money maker for the Center. Our cook ended up sick for a few days. So, I cooked a couple days. This job is never boring. First couple weeks of the month, are filled with reports, balancing the check book, paying bills, payroll, newsletter. Until next time. It is What it is! Things To Do: F...
Well this month has flown by just like last year. Rose Noel is once again going to be making soup on Saturday’s. The soup will be served from 11:30 to 1:00 p.m. in the Dining Room. If anyone else would like to have a turn Rose say’s she wouldn’t mind. With all the ice on the street you can come and walk in the halls to get some exercise! 14 times around is a mile. Sending get well wishes to Ken and Phyllis Heilig who are in Great Falls getting treatment. Ken Heilig’s address is 500- 15th Ave. South, Room 207, Great Falls, MT 595405. Irene Stout...
DIRECTOR’S CORNER: This will be a little shorter column then in the past few newsletters. The Harlem Senior Center board members are Dale Klungland, President; Sally O’Leary, Vice President; Kay Schmitt, Secretary; and members Linda Murch and Rose Noel as the other directors. Starting the new year of 2020, we have 5 members instead of 7. The Board meets the second Tuesday of each month. Anyone is welcome to come to the meetings. If you have any suggestions or questions, please feel to attend. We have three employees. Connie Zanto as the Directo...
Third hat I wear is the Director for the Harlem Area Senior Citizen’s Center. I was hired by the board of the Senior Center. The Senior Center rents from Northern Montana Hospital the dining room area of the building. The dining room is where the Congregate Meals are held. The Dining room has been and can be rented out for a small fee. The use of the entire dining room and kitchen area rents out for $75.00. Use of the dining room or activity room is $10.00. Use of any electricity or the coffee machines is $25.00. Any tenant who lives in the a...
econd hat I wear is the Manager of the Little Rockies Retirement Center. The building is owned by Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, MT. There are 16 apartments, the Sweet Medical Center, the Harlem Senior Center as well as the Congregate and Home Delivered meals. There are 10 (1) bedrooms and 6 (2) bedroom apartments. All tenants must be 55 years of age (married couples must have at least one of the two age 55). The tenant must be totally self-sufficient for cooking, cleaning, mobility, etc. purposes. Little Rockies Retirement Center is not...
Wednesday, Oct. 16th. at 10:00 a.m. in the Activity Room of the Little Rockies Retirement Center. Living Life Well with Mark Weber and Amber Huestis from the Blaine County Health Department. This is a 6 weeks free workshop series to help with Self-Management of Health Care. Friday, Oct. 18th… Quarterly Advisory Meeting in Shelby… 12:00 noon. Reminder: If you are 60 or over you may get a totally FREE Activity Pass that is good at all the HOME sporting events. If you haven’t gotten yours yet, stop by the Harlem High School Business Office with...
1th Harlem School Reunion was held over the Labor Day weekend. Sounds like there was a great turn out for the events and sounds like everyone had a great time! September is National Falls Prevention Month & National Senior Center Month. Thank you to Phyllis Heilig for the water; To Betty Walker for the eggs and to Jan Egeland for the Cucumbers. Our Meals This Week Wed. Sept. 11 Oven Baked Chicken Thu. Sept. 12 Hot Beef Sandwiches Fri. Sept. 13 Tuna Casserole Mon. Sept. 16 BLT’s Tues. Sept. 17 Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese...
A huge THANK YOU to the ISLAND MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT GROUP for their generous donation of a full beef. We are so blessed with this donation! It will help keep the cost of meat down for the Center for a long time! If you see Ashley Kennedy or any board member of the Island Mountain Development Group, please extended our sincere appreciation. The Charlie Russell Chew Choo Dinner Train runs on September 7th, 14th and 21st for this month. 14 Departure times will be at 3:30 p.m. Chokecherry Festival will be held on Sat., Sept. 7th, in Lewistown....
All the MAST Intake forms (white pages) (every 3 years) and the Nutrition Risk forms (blue pages) (every year) that were distributed during the last 2 weeks are all due back as soon as possible. Both forms are required to be completed by the Agency on Aging for the state database of meal clients at each senior center. Returned data from these 2 forms help in providing funding from the state to the Harlem Senior Center for our meal program. The Sweet Medical Center from Chinook will be sponsoring the meal on Wednesday, August 21st at the Harlem...
If you are not one of our “regular” meal clients (meaning you eat, or get meals delivered, at least 3 or more days a week) you must call in BEFORE 10:00 am to let us know that you will be wanting a meal, whether in the Center or delivered. Likewise, if you are one of the “regulars” and you know you are not going to be able to eat, please let us know that also. Preparing way too much food is almost as bad as running out. All we ask is that you be considerate of our cooks and their planning and time schedules in preparing meals. Thank you to...
Be sure and mark your calendars for August 10th! The Center will be having a Saturday morning brunch! Times are from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00. We will be serving pancakes, hash browns, toast, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy and fruit. This is Wanda’s last day cooking for us! She has done a great job of cooking and has been a joy to have around. You can get a FREE Senior Citizen Pass for all the HOME sporting events at Harlem High School. Just pick one up at the High School Business Office. It is good for the rest of your life here in Harlem...
Another hot week in store for us. Drink plenty of fluids and wear your sunscreen. Think cool thoughts! Thank You: Betty Walker for the eggs. This is Awesome! Did you know that Amazon will donate 0.5% of every purchase you make through AmazonSmile back to the Harlem Senior Center? You must shop through https://smile.amazon.co m/ch/81-0342535 for the funds to come back to us. During the month of August, I will once again be distributing the mandatory MAST forms (every 3 years) & the Nutritional Risk Assessment Health questionnaires (every year)....
Here’s the Scoop on what’s going on... Ladies Coffee Group meets every Monday at 10:00 am. Strong People Class meets on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm and Thursdays at 9:00 am. New members are very welcome! Canasta Card Games every Wednesday and Saturday at 1:00 pm. Men’s Coffee Group meets every Saturday at 10:00 am. Much, much appreciation Linda Murch for the Napkins for the Activity Room. Kay Schmitt for the puzzle. Rose Noel for the fish filters and taking care of the tank and fish. Lewistown Fair… July 25-28 Glasgow Fair… Aug. 8-11 Dodson Fair… Aug...
Thank you to Lois Nemes’s family for the jigsaw puzzle; Jan Egeland for the radishes, and Barb McDonald for the case of water. QTR Advisory Meeting in Choteau is Friday, July 19th. Fort Peck Theater is featuring “The Marvelous Wonderettes” from July 12th thru July 21st. Chuck Wasser is our Senior of the Year & will be honored in Choteau at the Quarterly Advisory Meeting. Chuck Wasser was born in Hawarden, Iowa to Janohn and Hobert Wasser on March 18, 1947. Chuck has lived in Harlem since 1976. Chuck was married to Sandy until her death in 20...
The Quarterly Advisory Meeting will be held in Choteau on Friday, July 19th. Chuck Wasser will be honored as Harlem’s Senior of the Year. Let’s sign up and share rides and have a big showing in Choteau. Rose Noel was the winner of the June 50-50/Kitty. She walked away with $20.00. Our Meals This Week Wed., July 10 - Roast Beef Thur., July 11 - Polish Sausage Fri., July 12 - Crab Salad Mon., July 15 - Fire station Casserole Tues., July 16 - Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese Sandwich Upcoming Birthdays June 22 - Phyllis Heilig Happy Bir...
Thursday, July 4th: Harlem 4th of July Celebration. 4:00 pm - parade down main street Harlem. Potluck picnic in the city park at 5. Sponsored by Harlem Civic Association; bring salads and desserts. Bring a non-perishable food item as a donation to the Harlem Food Bank. July 4th - Karolee Cronk’s 80th birthday party at the Harlem Senior Center from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. July 2-7 - Blaine County Fair. Remember! The foot clinic for July will be Tuesday, July 16, 2019. The clinic is booked up for July, but you can make your appointment for August. O...
Thank You! Mary Messerly for Watering all the plants! Kay Schmitt for making the cinnamon rolls and organizing the Men’s Coffee for Father’s Day. Here’s What’s Shakin’ Around the Senior Center and Town and Beyond... June 28, 29, 30: Milk River Gospel Jamboree at Malta High School Fort Peck Theater – “Mamma Mia” production. Great Plains Dinosaur Museum to host Judith River Symposium. Thursday, July 4th:- Parade at 4:00 p.m., downtown Harlem. Community BBQ/Potluck at 5 p.m. (bring desserts & salads). 80th Birthday Party for Karolee Cronk a...
Special thank you to Jim and Diane Jenks for the Flowers; Harlem greenhouse for the bakets of flowers. Rose Noel, thank you for the fish filterk and Jerry and Kay for the coffee. The Charlie Russell Chew Choo Dinner is up and running. It will make its three hour run on the following days: June 15 and 29 at 5:30 pm. and July 6 and 20. Dinner, desserts and entertainment are part of each trip. Our Meals This Week Wed., June 19 - Hamburgers Thur., June 20 - Baked Chicken Fri., June 21 - Tuna Patties Mon., June 24 - Pork Roast Tues., June 25 -...
Did you know, Woodrow Wilson established June 14th as Flag Day in 1916, but it wasn’t until August of 1949 that Congress officially established Flag Day. Only the President, state governors and the mayor of Washington DC have the authority to order American flags to be flown at half-staff. There are also six American flags on the moon. What’s happening: Wednesday, June 12: 1:00 pm - Cards. Thursday, June 13: 9:00 am - Strong Persons. Friday, June 14: 10:30 - Devotions; Flag Day - all day. Milk River Jamboree takes place at Malta High Sch...
Thank you, Dale and Vonnie Klungland for the cutlery set for the Memorial Day Potluck. Thank you to all the volunteers who helped set up and clean up to make the Memorial Day Potluck go off without a hitch. Harlem Elementary and High school, thank you for the lettuce, broccoli, peppers, carrots, ranch dressing, etc. Thank you to Irene Stout, Eileen Orcutt and Rose Noel for planting the flowers; Mary Messerly for the Tomato Cage; Jerry Schmitt, for mowing the lawn, and for your help washing down the building. Upcoming events for this week: June...
Thank you: Charlie and Kay Brekke for the tablecloths, plates and napkins for the Memorial Day potluck. Jerry Schmitt for mowing the lawn. Dale and Vonnie Klungland, for decorating for the Memorial Tree. Events you don’t want to miss: May 29th - Canasta Cards at 1:00 pm May 30th - Strong People Exercise Class at 9:00 am May 31st - Non-Denominational Devotions at 10;00 am June 1st - Men’s Coffee at 10:00 am; Malta First State Bank Car Show from 11 - 2; Canasta Cards at 1:00 pm; Fort Peck “Lend me a Tenor” Play at 7:30 pm. June 2nd - Phillip...
Thank you for all the raised garden bed donations. Barb Skoyen and Kay Brekke for the potting soil; Rose Noel for working up the courtyard dirt and planting flowers in the barrels out front; Wade Stout for helping getting rocks and hauling them. Also, for helping unload the garden beds, and YoYo Johnson for the vegetables. Thank you for Rod Donohue and the Dodson School shop class for building these awesome garden beds. The Mother’s Day Tea Party was a success! Thank you to all who helped with teapots, teacups, goodies, hats, set up and c...
IN GREAT APPRECIATION Thank you to Barb Skoyen for the 3 large bags of Potting soil for our garden. Thank you so much to Kay Schmitt and Bev Devaney for filling in as our Cook. Kay Schmitt won the 50-50 Kitty for April. She left with $32.00. In honor of all Mothers! We will be having a Mother’s Day Tea on May 14th at 2:00 p.m. in the Dining Room of the Senior Center. I would like to invite all mothers, daughters, aunts, nieces, grandmothers, granddaughters, mothers-in-laws, sisters and female friends to join in an afternoon of tea and c...
Thank You! Chuck Wasser for the eggs! Dale Klungland for getting the oil changed in the mower and getting it ready to mow. Jerry Schmitt for mowing the lawn!! May Day is Wednesday, May 1st. Remember when we used to make baskets and fill with them with flowers or treats and leave on peoples’ doorsteps? Fun times! Things are happening all the time! Wednesday, May 1st: 12:00 p.m. - Health/Blood Pressure Check Tuesday, May 7th: Foot Clinic: There are still opening call 353-2971 to schedule an appointment. Flowers & Plants: We are in the process o...
